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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1953

537 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 27

Roberts Creek Road Works

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 2

MACLEAN, Tues.--Considerable improvements to the Roberts Creek road are planned by the Harwood…

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Railwayman Hurt

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 2

Albert Claude Inskip, a railway guard employed at Glenreagh, suffered a deep wound under the great toe…

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Dirt Road Obsolete

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

KEMPSEY.--Mr. R. B. Gamack, M.L.A., talking to Macleay Shire Council, said dirt roads were a thing of…

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That Mountain Road!

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

Dorrigo plans a monster "Back to Dorrigo Week" at the end of September. It is hoped to see many visitors and…

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Eastn. Dorrigo Roads Are Deteriorating

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 3

Road deterioration in the area was discussed at the meeting of Eastern Dorrigo Development League, when it…

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Enthusiasm For Brushgrove Bridge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 3

The necessity for the construction at the earliest possible moment of a bridge to connect Woodford Island with the mainland at Cowper, was emphasised by the very large attendance at the meeting held at…

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Baby Fell From Train

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 1

PERTH, Fri.--An 18 months old baby fell from a moving train near Mt. Magnet early to-day, and…

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Motorist Fined on Two Charges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 4

GLENREAGH.--Desmond Francis Tyson, 21, of South Arm, via Urunga, appeared before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M.,…

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Five Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.-- Five people were killed in road accidents in New South Wales during the…

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U.S. League Tram In Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Members of the touring American Rugby League team received a tumultuous…

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Inspection Of Bridge Sites

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 4

Copmanhurst Shire Council has been advised that the Local Government Department Engineer (Mr J. B. Hague) will to-day make an inspection of sites for the proposed…

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Bridge Out; Used Boat

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

Mr. Don Fuller, an employee of the Main Roads Department at the South Grafton depot, prides…

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Bridge Failure Delays Workers

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

Many Grafton and South Grafton early morning workers arrived almost an hour late yesterday…

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Upper Clarence Bridge Site

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 2

Councillors and executive officers of Copmanhurst and Nymboida Shire Councils yesterday accompanied…

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Road Safety Hint

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 6

The NRMA offer a safety hint to motorists: On a narrow winding road, be specially on the alert when you see a slow…

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Mountain Road Graded

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 8

Plateau motorists who descended Dorrigo Mountain over last week-end were jubilant to find the rough flood-washed…

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Seek More Money For Roads

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Australian Transport Advisory Council decided to-day to seek more money from the…

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Three Killed In Road Accidents

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Three people were killed in road accidents in New South Wales during the week-end. Police charged a 20-years-…

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Exciting Finish In Road Race

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 5

Sprinting for the line in one of the most exciting finishes, of the road season. John O'Donohue, a juvenile…

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Army Campaign On Road Safety

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.--The Australian Army has instituted its own road safety campaign and have produced special series of posters which will be displayed throughout all Army buildings where drivers…

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